Utility Trailer Teams Up With Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull
The joint venture will see Utility Trailer’s 3000R line of refrigerated freight trailers paired with two Schmitz Cargobull transport refrigeration units. (Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.) Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans Sept. 11 for a joint venture with Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull Corp. that will be known as Cargobull North America. ...more
Marathon to Shut Third-Largest US Oil Refinery After Fire
Smoke billows from a tank fire at the Marathon Petroleum facility in Garyville, La. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate ...more
July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports
Houston Ship Channel will be 700 feet wide and about 46.5 feet deep after an expansion project is completed next ...more
Cruise, Waymo Cope With Robotaxi Backlash in San Francisco
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco on Aug. 10. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Just before Patti Smith took the ...more
Iowa Grants to Help Community Colleges Expand CDL Training
(Iowa Department of Transportation) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a new funding pipeline to help truckers with $5 million commercial ...more
Walmart, Alphabet to Test Wider Drone Deliveries
A Wing drone delivery to a home. (Wing via YouTube) Walmart Inc. is planning its longest drone deliveries yet by ...more
Yellow’s Terminals: Analysts Expect More Bids
A truck leaves a Yellow terminal in Kansas City, Mo., in July. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) A competition for the 169 ...more
San Francisco Tests Out Driverless EV Shuttle
A driverless shuttle stops for a passenger on San Francisco's Treasure Island. (Terry Chea/Associated Press) ...more
Anthony Spero, ‘The Mayor,’ to Retire From NTDC
The family of Anthony Spero (center), consisting of wife Dee Dee (right of Spero), two ...more
Equipment Financing Industry Confidence Increases in August
In ELFA's August confidence index, 89.3% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same ...more
Cruise Robotaxi Collides With San Francisco Firetruck
A Cruise robotaxi had a green light and was passing through an intersection when it ...more
USDOT Names 2 New Marine Highway Systems
The new Alaskan route includes ports along the coast and rivers in southwestern and northern ...more
Past Grand Champion Dick Gillespie Stays Close to NTDC
Dick Gillespie enjoys another year at NTDC. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Veteran truck ...more
Florida Slow to Respond to Truck Parking Need Along I-4
Up to 20,000 semi-trucks travel on the I-4 corridor between Daytona Beach and Tampa daily, ...more
Ford, SK to Build Battery Plant in Quebec
The Ford Mustang Mach-E on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in ...more
Truck Parking in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill
The transportation panel in the House of Representatives is tackling the truck parking issue this ...more
VIDEO: Reckless motorist turns without looking right into the path of semi traveling 60 MPH
Dash cam captured an impressive feat of defensive driving by a truck driver forced to ...more
Snider Fleet Solutions Relocating to South Carolina
Snider Fleet Solutions distributes new and retread commercial and industrial tires, and offers mechanical services ...more
Family of five in hospital following wreck with semi truck
A family of five was sent to the hospital after a wreck with a semi ...more
Boost Recruiting by Evaluating Driver Pay
Remaining competitive in today's driver market has proven to be a challenge. There have been ...more
Tesla, Battery Partner Get $1.8 Billion From Biden’s IRA
A Tesla logo on a vehicle on display in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Elon ...more
Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy
A trainer at Mesilla Valley Transportation instructs a group of drivers. Driver performance is a ...more
North Carolina School Gets $1.7 Million to Expand CDL Program
A student driver climbs into a truck during a CDL training program. (Guilford Technical Community ...more